Wall-paper hanger.



- No. 708,|24. Patented Sept. 2, I902.

J. P. CANNON. WALL PAPER HANGER.

(Appl t nflled Jan 7 1902) (No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH P. CANNON, on ELMA, IOWA.

WALL-PAPER HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 708,124, datedSeptember 2, 1902.

Application filed January '7, 1902. Serial No. 88,744. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH P. CANNON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Elma, in the county of Howard and State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Wall-Paper Hangers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The objects of my invention are to providea wall-paper hanger of simple,durable, and inexpensive construction by which the paper is easily puton the wall and provides at the same time means for carrying thewall-paper in said paper-hanger before it is unrolledand the paste-tankand brushes for spreading the paste evenly on the under surface of thewallpaper as it unrolls and a brush for making the paper lie smoothly onthe wall when it is put on and, further, to provide a drip-cup toprevent any paste from dropping on the operator when he is papering theceiling or other places above his head.

My invention consists in certain details in the construction,arrangement, and combination of the various parts of the device wherebythe objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully setforth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 shows in perspective the paperhanger. Fig.2 shows a longitudinal sectional view of the paper-hanger. Fig. 3 showsa side elevation of same. Fig. 4 shows alongitudinal sectional view ofthe cylindrical paste-tank in which the paste is stored and of the brushin said tank designed to force the paste out of the tank and allowing itto drop onto the paper beneath the tank and showing the manner in whichthe paste-tank is attached to the frame of the paper-hanger. Fig. 5shows in detail the device for holding the shaft in the paste-tank inthe shoulder on the side of the frame.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, I have used thereference-numeral 10 to indicate the frame of the device having the sidepieces 11 and the forward end piece 12, connecting the side pieces 11and their forward end portion.

Detachably and rotatably mounted in the side pieces 11, parallel to andnear the forward end of the frame, I have provided the roller 13 of suchsize that the ordinary roll of paper may be slipped on said rollerwithout its being unrolled.

Attached by one end to the central inside portion of the front end piece12 is a leafspring 14, which is inclined rearwardly, so that the endwhich is not attached to the front end piece comes in contact with theroll of paper on the roller 13 in such a way that it will be kept fromunrolling, except at the desire of the operator.

Between the sides and at the rear end thereof and extended below theframe I have attached the paste-spreading brush 15 on the pivots 16,which pivots are in the sides 11. This brush comprises a top portion 17,having a flange 18 on one end thereof, with a circular slot 19 in it,whose center is in the pivot 16, designed to admit a stud '20, extendedinwardly from the sides 11. This slot is thus arranged to allow thebrush to move on the pivots 16 and at the same time be limited in itsmovement by the metal at the ends of the slot 19 coming in contact withthe stud 20. This brush also has a fibrous portion 17*, against whichthe paste runs.

Immediately in front of the paste-spreading brush 15 and extended nearlythe entire distance between the sides of the frame 10 is the cylindricalpaste-tank 21, having a longitudinal slot 22 therein, reaching from oneend of the tank to the other. At each end of the tank there is a cover23 of the same outside circumference as the paste-tank to rest againstthe shoulders 24, which shoulder isformed by cutting away the outersurface of the cylinder at its end portion and is so arranged that whenthis shoulder 24 rests against the covers they will engage the entiresurface of the cylinder-covers in such a way that the exterior surfaceof the cylinder portion of the cover will lie in the same plane as theexterior surface of the paste-tank proper. The top portions 25 of. thecovers are deflected inwardly to receive shoulders, hereinafterdescribed. These covers have a circular opening in their centralportion. Inside of the paste-tank and extended the entire length of itand through the openings in the cover-top 25 is a shaft 26, having asquare end thereon. Mounted on that portion of the shaft which is insideof the paste-tank the brushes 27 are placed substantially opposite eachother and held firmly on the shaft by means of the screws 28. Thesebrushes are designed to force the paste which is in the paste-tank outof it through the longitudinal slot 22, so that it will drop onto thepaper below the tank.

On the inside and near the upper edges of the sides 11 of the frame infront of the spreading-brush 15 the shoulders 29 are fixed. Theseshoulders 29 have a square notch 30 in each of them of sufficient sizeto receive the square ends of the shafts 26 and hold it firmly inposition between the sides, thus allowing the cylindrical paste-tank 21to rotate on it. I have pivoted a hook 31 to hold the shaft 26 firmly inthe shoulders 29 while the device is being used and to allow the tank tobe taken out from the frame to be refilled or cleaned.

In front of the cylinder paste-tank and between it and the roller 13 Ihave mounted in the top of the sides 11 and between these sides theroller 35 to act as an idler in conveying the paper from the roller 13beneath the brush 15. Between the sides and attached to them at its endportion is a connecting-piece 36, designed to brace the frame and holdthe sides firmly in position.

Attached by the screws 37 to the under side of the connecting-piece 36is a handle 38 to assist the operator in controlling the device.

Detachably attached to the rear under surface of the connecting-piece 36and of the same length as this con nesting-piece is a dripcup 39, havingthe bottom portion 40, the upright portion 41, substantially at rightangles to the bottom, a flange extending forwardly at right angles tothe upright portion and having two slots 43 therein to receive thethumb-screws 44, so that when the thumbscrews are inserted in the slotsand are turned into such position that the heads'of the thumb-screws areat right angles to the slots 43 the drip-cup will be held firmly to theconnecting-piece and the bottom of the cup will be beneath thepaste-tank. The drip-cup also has the sides 45, each one being attachedat one end to the bottom of the tank and at the other end attached tothe upright portion to prevent the paste from running out of the cup.

Pivot-ally attached to the sides of the frame 10 and on the outside ofthese sides is a brushbearing frame 46, comprising the sides 47, theconnecting-pieces 48 between the sides and firmly attached to them atits end portions, brush-fibers 49, firmly fixed in the connecting-piece48 and extending above it, said connecting piece being nearly the samelength as the distance between the sides 11 of the frame 10. Attached tothe sides 11 of the frame 10 I have provided the locking devices 50,each having an opening 51 throughout its central portion designed toreceive the pivotal hook 52 and each having a body portion 53, an endportion 54, bent substantially at right angles to the body portion, sothat it will pass through the hole 55 in each of the sides 11 of theframe 10 and into any one of a series of holes 56 in the sides 47 of theframe 46 and hold the said frame 46 in any desired position.

In practical use and assuming that the operator desires to hang thepaper on the sides of the room the operator removes the pastetank 21,fills same with paste, and places it back in position for use in theframe. Then the roll of paper is placed in the roller 13 in such awaythat the interior surface of the paper is uppermost on said roller andhaving the paper start to unroll in the direction toward the paste-tank.The operator then unrolls the paper sufficiently to pass it over theroller 35 and beneath the paste-tank 21 and beneath the brush 17 andover the brush 48, so that the paper extends beyond the extreme rear endof the entire device. This end of the paper is then wet with a littlepaste, and the operator places this paper smoothly in the lower cornerof the room just above the base-board. Then by placing the cylinderpaste-tank against the wall in such a way that the fibers of the brush48 will rest against the outer surface of the paper and the rollerfirmly against the wall the opera tor can push the device toward theceiling, and by means of the mechanism shown the paper will be firmlyattached to the wall. Assuming that the operator desires to paper theceiling, the paper-hanger may be used in the same way, except that itmay be desired to rest the smoothing-brush to a position substantiallyin line of the top of the sides of the frame.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States therefor, is-- 1. In awall-paperhanger, the combination of a frame, a paper-bearing roller mounted insaid frame near the front end thereof, means for controlling the paperon said roller, a paste spreading brush pivotally mounted in the rearend of said frame, shoulders on the inside of the sides of the frame infront of said paste-spreading brush, a brush bearing shaft mounted inthe said shoulders, a hollow-cylinder paste-tank having a longitudinalslot therein mounted on said shaft and outside of the brush portionsthereof, a roller mounted on the sides of the frame between thepaper-bearing roller and the cylindrical paste-tank, connecting-piecesbetween the sides of the frame, a handle attached to the under surfaceof the said connecting-piece, a drip-cup detachably connected with saidconnecting-piece and extended under the roller paste-tank, abrushbearing frame pivotally and adjustably attached to the rear end ofsaid frame, for the purposes stated.

2. In a wall-paper hanger, the combination of a frame, a paper-bearingroller mounted in said frame, means for controlling the paper on saidroller parallel to the front end thereof, a paste-spreading brushpivotally mounted in ing a longitudinal slot therein mounted on saidshaft and outside of the brush portion thereof, a roller mounted in theside of said frame between the paper-bearing roller and the cylinderpaste-tank, a connecting-piece between the sides and attached to them atits end portion, a handle firmly attached to the under surface of thesaid connecting-piece, a drip-cup detachably connectedwith saidconnecting-piece to hang near the cylinder pastetank, a brush-bearingframe pivotally and adjustably attached to the rear end of said framecomprising two side pieces, and a brush portion between said sidepieces, for the purposes stated.

3. In a wall-paper hanger, the combination of a frame, a paper-bearingroller detachably mounted in said frame near the front end thereof, aleaf-spring attached at one end to the front end piece of said frame andextended inwardly, a paste-spreading brush pivotally mounted in the rearends of said frame, means for limiting the movement of saidpastespreading brush, shoulders on the inside of the sides of the framein front of said pastespreading brush, a brush-bearing shaft detachablymounted in said shoulders, means for holding said shaft in saidshoulders, a cylinder paste-tank having a longitudinal slot therein andhaving covers on each end thereof, shoulders on the inner surface of thecylinder portion of said covers, an end portion in said cover deflectedinwardly, said paste tank being mounted on said shaft and outside of thebrush portion thereof, a roller rotatably mounted in the sides of theframe near the paper-bearing roller and the cylinder paste-tank, aconnecting-piece between the sides and firmly attached to them at itsend portions, a handle attached to the under surface of saidconnecting-piece, means for holding said drip-cup firmly in placebeneath the cylinder pastetank, a brush bearing frame pivotally attachedto the rear ends and, on the opposite sides of the said frame, means forlimiting the pivotal movement of said brush-bearin g frame for thepurposes stated.

JOSEPH P. CANNON.

Witnesses:

H. H. MAIMAN, G. A. BURGESS.

